Your move, week by week
A dated checklist for your move from the UK to the UAE, from 120 days before you fly to 30 days after you land.
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Days until you fly9018 steps · dates already passed are faded
Before you go
Tue, 1 Sept120 days beforeShortlist schools and apply for places Read →
Thu, 1 Oct90 days beforeCheck your National Insurance record and State Pension forecast Read →
Sat, 31 Oct60 days beforeGet your degree attested (officially certified), plus your marriage and birth certificates Read →
Sat, 31 Oct60 days beforeAsk your lender for consent to let, and find a letting agent Read →
Sun, 15 Nov45 days beforeGet shipping quotes and decide what to take Read →
Mon, 30 Nov30 days beforeTell HMRC you’re leaving (form P85 or your tax return) Read →
Wed, 9 Dec21 days beforeCheck whether any of your medicines need a UAE permit Read →
Wed, 16 Dec14 days beforeRedirect your post; tell your council, GP, bank and pension providers Read →
After you land
Thu, 31 Dec1 days afterBuy a visitor SIM and a nol card for the Metro Read →
Mon, 4 Jan5 days afterMedical test and Emirates ID fingerprints Read →
Wed, 13 Jan14 days afterOpen a bank account Read →
Wed, 13 Jan14 days afterResidence issued: stop driving on your UK licence and swap it for a UAE one Read →
Fri, 15 Jan16 days afterStart viewing homes, and check every agent and listing Read →
Wed, 20 Jan21 days afterSign a tenancy, register it on Ejari, connect DEWA Read →
Sun, 24 Jan25 days afterApply for your family’s residence visas Read →
Wed, 27 Jan28 days afterHealth insurance for your partner and children Read →
Fri, 29 Jan30 days afterSchool start: passports, Emirates IDs, reports and transfer certificate Read →
Fri, 29 Jan30 days afterJoin one club, class or group Read →
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